{"id":1902041,"date":"2023-03-21T11:43:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T15:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-says-potential-trump-indictment-is-just-political\/"},"modified":"2023-03-21T11:46:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T15:46:36","slug":"mccarthy-says-potential-trump-indictment-is-just-political","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-says-potential-trump-indictment-is-just-political\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy says potential Trump indictment is &#8216;just political&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmccarthy-says-potential-trump-indictment-is-just-political%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1902041&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79354829\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n            <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Manhattan DA inquiry: A look at the key players in the hush money investigation that could result in Trump's arrest\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Prosecutors at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office appear to be inching closer toward an indictment against former President Donald Trump revolving around an alleged hush money payment made about seven years ago. Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday that he expected to be arrested on Tuesday and called for his supporters to protest. Here is a look at the key players in the debacle.\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M52S\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-20 23:22:35\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1266238_th_1679354822.jpg\"><br \/>\n            <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1266238.mp4\">\n         <\/div>\n<p>         <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_79354829\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1266238\"} }); <\/script><br \/>\n         <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">H<\/span>ouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) believes that the potential indictment of former President Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy made these comments while attending a retreat for House Republicans in Orlando, Florida. He stated that the investigation and expected indictment are politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>According to Washington Post, McCarthy said to reporters, &#8220;I think you know in your heart of hearts that this is just political.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, McCarthy vowed to investigate the Manhattan district attorney\u2019s office after reports circulated that a grand jury was preparing to indict Trump on charges related to hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Trump said on Saturday he expects to be arrested Tuesday, but did not say how he came to that conclusion. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not coming here to defend President Trump; we&#8217;re coming to defend equal justice,&#8221; McCarthy said to reporters. <\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that McCarthy had previously diverged from Trump&#8217;s calls for his supporters to &#8220;protest, take our nation back&#8221; by saying people should not protest the prospect of an indictment. He said, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think people should protest this, no. And I think President Trump, if you talk to him, he doesn&#8217;t believe that, either.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan prosecutors have been investigating to see if Trump falsified business records to list a $130,000 reimbursement of his then-lawyer Michael Cohen for paying off Daniels as a legal expense.<\/p>\n<p>Falsifying business records in that way is a misdemeanor in New York, but it can be upped to a felony if the district attorney&#8217;s office argues the fraud was intended to conceal a second crime.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/mccarthy-says-potential-trump-indictment-just-political\">Click here to read more from the Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) continued to question the motivations of a potential indictment of former President Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. McCarthy, while at a retreat for House Republicans in Orlando, Florida, said the investigation and suspected indictment are politically motivated. 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